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Speaking 'From On High'
Commentators highlight that the wicked "speak loftily" or "from on high." This isn't just pride; it's a posture of supreme arrogance. They speak as if they are a superior class of beings, looking down on others and even God. As John Calvin notes, they act like "little gods," forgetting their own humanity and accountability.
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Albert Barnes
On Psalms 73:8
18th Century
Theologian
They are corrupt - literally, “they mock.” The word rendered “they are corrupt” never has this signification. It is the very word -…
Charles Ellicott
On Psalms 73:8
19th Century
Bishop
They are corrupt ... —This, which is the Rabbinical rendering, is now universally abandoned in favor of another derivation of the …
Charles Spurgeon
On Psalm 73:8–9
19th Century
Preacher
They are corrupt, and speak wickedly concerning oppression: they speak loftily. They set their mouth against the heavens,
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John Calvin
On Psalms 73:8
16th Century
Theologian
They become insolent, and wickedly talk of extortion. Some take the verb ימיקו, yamicu, in an active transitive sense, and explai…
John Gill
On Psalms 73:8
17th Century
Pastor
They are corrupt
In themselves, in their principles, and in their practices, being shapen and conceived in sin, and b…
Matthew Henry
On Psalms 73:1–14
17th Century
Minister
The psalmist was strongly tempted to envy the prosperity of the wicked; a common temptation, which has tested the graces of many saints. But he lay…